Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Naturewith Don IsaacsonThursdays, 7:00pm–8:30pm
July 2, 2020 – April 1, 2021
no class on August 6 and 20
no class on November 26 (Thanksgiving Day)
no class on December 24 and 31
In this class we will study the third of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s series of books intended for Western and contemporary Asian students. The first book gave a way to approach the Buddhist Path, and the second volume described the foundation of Buddhist practice.
While ostensibly this volume is about samsara and nirvana, it is actually about our minds. Knowledge of buddha nature reveals and reconciles the paradox of how the mind can be the basis for both the unsatisfactory state of samsara (the unpurified mind) and the bliss and fulfillment of nirvana (the purified mind).
"May I read, reflect and meditate on the Buddha's teachings so that I can become a kind, compassionate and wise person. Through this may I be of benefit to all living beings, and in the long term, may I become a fully awakened Buddha."
— His Holiness the Dalai Lama